The article shows how to install WordPress on localhost, and the steps to configure and install the website with XAMPP allow you to run a website from your own computer.
How to install WordPress on localhost xampp and config domain
What is xampp?. Xampp is a virtual server application that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux including Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Support to install and run websites on the PHP platform, specifically WordPress. In addition, Xampp provides easy phpMyAdmin giving you database management capabilities.
What is XAMPP? XAMPP is a virtual server software that is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It comprises Apache, PHP, and MySQL and enables you to install and run websites using the PHP platform, particularly WordPress. Furthermore, XAMPP makes it convenient to manage databases through phpMyAdmin.
Step 1. Download and setup install Xampp on your computer
Visit the XAMPP homepage and select the appropriate version for your computer. Pick the correct PHP version based on the requirements for setting up WordPress installation.
Once you have completed the download, launch the file “xampp-windows-x64-xx.exe” and proceed by clicking “Next” until you reach the “Finish” button.
During the installation process, you have the option to deselect certain features such as Filezilla, Mercury Mail Server, Tomcat, Perl, and Webalizer if you do not plan on utilizing them.
Step 2. Start xampp and create a database
Launch XAMPP, start the Apache and MySQL services, and then enter “127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin” into your web browser.
Click New and create a new database.
Step 3. How to download WordPress source code
Visit the wordpress.org homepage to download the file and extract it, resulting in a folder containing the WordPress source code. Copy the extracted WordPress folder to the “htdocs” folder within XAMPP. If you have installed XAMPP on drive F, the path would be “F:\XAMPP\htdocs“.
Step 4. How to configure domain on Xampp localhost
You can actually start the installation by accessing the web through the URL “127.0.0.1/wordpress”, but it’s recommended to create a visually appealing virtual domain instead.
Now, open and edit the file “F:\XAMPP\apache\conf\httpd.conf“, and add the following content to the bottom.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName demo.itsmeit.biz
ServerAlias demo.itsmeit.biz
DocumentRoot "F:/xampp/htdocs/wordpress"
</VirtualHost>You can manually set a domain to run a website by specifying the ServerName and ServerAlias and directing the DocumentRoot to the directory that contains the WordPress source code.
Next, open and edit the file located at “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts” and add the following information to the end. The domain ‘demo.itsmeit.biz’ should match the one specified in the “httpd.conf” file.
127.0.0.1 demo.itsmeit.biz
In order to set the necessary read/write/edit permissions for the host file, you can either edit it directly or copy it to the desktop and then paste it into the “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc” directory. As demonstrated below, I have added write permission to the file.
Step 5. Initialize WordPress and set up the website
To continue, reopen Xampp, restart Apache, and navigate to the URL ‘demo.itsmeit.biz’ using your web browser. Then, initiate the process of establishing the initial database for your website.
- The database name is the name created in step 3
- The username here is User Mysql, on localhost just leave it as the root
- Password is blank
- Database Host: Localhost
- The prefix should be left as the default
Next enter all the information and initialize the web. In there:
- Website Name: Is your website title or tagline
- Username: Is the name to log in to the admin page /wp-admin
After installation is complete, you can log in to the admin with the created user/pass and through this post, I have a website:
- Admin URL: http://demo.itsmeit.biz/wp-admin/
- Frontend page URL: http://demo.itsmeit.biz/
Through this article, with just 5 simple steps you know how to install WordPress on Xampp localhost, and can install a website to test dev, and run tests on your computer, if you want to run on a server or Ubuntu/Linux, you can refer to :
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